Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Shafali Verma’s Unbeaten Century Sends India Into Asian Games Final
Shafali Verma played an amazing cricket match for India.
She scored 100 runs without getting out in only 49 balls.
She hit nine sixes and three fours.
Her performance helped India beat Bangladesh in the Asian Games semi-final.
India will now play in the final.
Shafali had promised her father that she would score a hundred on the tour.
Her family said their prayers helped and celebrated by traveling to Haridwar.
Shafali has been breaking cricket records since she was a teenager.
Shafali Verma scored an unbeaten 100 from 49 balls against Bangladesh in the Asian Games semi-final in Japan.
Her innings included nine sixes and three fours, helping India reach the final.
Shafali’s father said she had promised to score a century during the Asian Games tour.
Her family credited prayers and divine blessings, while traveling from Rohtak to Haridwar after the match.
Shafali previously became the youngest Indian to score an international half-century at 15 years and 285 days.
- Who
- Shafali Verma, playing for India, scored the century against Bangladesh.
- What
- She made an unbeaten 100 off 49 balls in the Asian Games semi-final, taking India into the final.
- When
- On Sunday during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- The semi-final was played in Japan; Shafali’s family was in Rohtak and later traveled to Haridwar.
- Why
- Her innings helped India reach the final and fulfilled a promise she made to score a century during the Asian Games tour.
- Score
- Unbeaten 100 runs
- Balls faced
- 49
- Boundaries
- Nine sixes and three fours
- Match
- Asian Games semi-final against Bangladesh
- Result
- India advanced to the final
- Promise
- Shafali had promised her father she would score a hundred on the tour
- Earlier record
- Youngest Indian to score an international half-century at 15 years and 285 days